Long March 4C | Queqiao (Chang'e 4 relay satellite)

Mission Details

Chang'e 4 is a Chinese lunar exploration mission that will incorporate an orbiter, a robotic lander and rover. The orbiter serves as a communications relay satellite. It will be placed into a halo orbit around the Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point and is planned to support further missions to the far side of the Moon.

Type

Planetary Science

Orbit

Lunar Orbit (LO)

Programs

Chinese Lunar Exploration Program

Launch Site

Pad

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

Location

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Country

🇨🇳 CHN